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What's next in the Seattle mayor lawsuit?

caption: Seattle Mayor Ed Murray speaks Friday, Oct. 7, 2016, at the University of Washington Medical Center in Seattle. Murray joined Washington Gov. Jay Inslee in announcing Inslee's executive order to fight the rising abuse of opioids in Washington state.
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Seattle Mayor Ed Murray speaks Friday, Oct. 7, 2016, at the University of Washington Medical Center in Seattle. Murray joined Washington Gov. Jay Inslee in announcing Inslee's executive order to fight the rising abuse of opioids in Washington state.
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Jeannie Yandel talks to Seattle attorney Michael Pfau about the lawsuit filed against Seattle Mayor Ed Murray last week. He explains what happens now as the legal case proceeds and how it might be prosecuted and defended.

Pfau has tried sexual abuse cases against the Catholic Church, the State of Washington, the Boy Scouts of America and others.

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